Man Walking On Tracks Causes Major Delays For Morning BART Commute

Police arrest a man who was walking on tracks and atop BART cars near MacArthur Station, May 16, 2013. (Mike Heinig)

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — After a hectic morning that involved a man climbing on top of a BART train and effectively shutting down the MacArthur station, BART service was back on schedule Thursday afternoon, a BART spokeswoman said.

BART officials learned there was a man on the roof of the station around 5:30 a.m., spokeswoman Luna Salaver said. Authorities talked him down, but then “he started running around,” she said.

The man went onto the tracks, climbed on top of a train, and also ran onto nearby state Highway 24, causing the California Highway Patrol to briefly shut down some lanes.